Community Voices: Bo'ness

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Younger speakers

Bethany: He's actual just standing over the paper.
Rachel: He just tramples over everything, honestly. See when I used to bring my art stuff home and I had to like paint, he'd
Bethany: Stop!
Rachel: walk through the paint and, like, trail it through the house and I had to go after him.
Bethany: That is they two,
Rachel: You're bad.
Bethany: like, snuggled up in bed.
Interviewer: Aw that's so cute.
Bethany: That's all [pet] ever wants though, like, he just wants cuddles but that's, like, the way they dogs are natured. And, like, my sister literally'll get out of bed in the morning and [pet] jump in it. He's just so big and chubby.

Older speakers

Sheila: in the room still to-- well, still to just recently there was a great big wardrobe with a big drawer underneath.
Linda: That's right.
Sheila: That was my cot.
Linda: That was the cot.
Sheila: That was my cot.
Linda: That's what folk did then, the babies got put in baskets and stuff, eh?
Sheila: Oh aye, didn't have anything else.
Linda: In-- in the linen bag-- the linen basket.
Sheila: I mean changed days with outside toilets and
Linda: That's right.
Sheila: washing out closes and-- Nooadays they dinnae ken they're living.